Play:

● Lego challenge

● Online puzzle- Flower

https://www.happyclicks.net/puzzles-online/6-jigsaw-puzzle-flower.php

Sounds and Tricky Word:

Today’s revision is the letter ‘v’, here are some activities:

• Think of sounds beginning with the letter ‘v’ – vet, vase, very
• Look around your house and see if you can spot something beginning with the ‘v’ sound.
• Using the link https://slp.cjfallon.ie/ play the games in the ‘v’ resource bank.
• Draw some pictures of objects that begin with the ‘v’ sound.
• Blend the words:
• Van, vet

Tricky word: come - Think of some sentences using the word come.

Story:

Jack and the Beanstalk

● Activity: Children can draw a picture of their favourite part in the story.

● Mute the story and read it yourself with your child, this time leaving spaces for children to join in with the repeated phrases. Reading the story again and again helps children to read more of the story themselves and builds their confidence in books and reading.

Writing:

● Write the letter ‘v’ in Just Handwriting book

● Make the letter 'v' using household items or things you can find in the garden for example crayons, blocks, leaves

Maths:

● Ordinal Numbers: Have a look at the pictures, point to the objects who are first and in the line!

● Cracking Maths workbook: Page 87

● Maths Splash daily challenge.

Irish:

● Bua na Cainte is the interactive programme we use to teach Gaeilge in the classroom.

● During the school closures, Edco has offered free access to Bua na Cainte for parents, however, you will need a computer or laptop to install the software.

● To access this excellent resource, do the following:

● Go to http://www.edco.ie/bua

1. Click on the folder that matches the device you are installing it onto – mac or PC.
2. Choose Junior Infants and click on the setup icon to install it on your device. It takes about 15 minutes to install.
3. Once it is installed, you can open up the programme and enter the login details
4. Password: trial, Username: trial

● The children are very familiar with the characters and the layout so they should be able to navigate through it to find stories, lessons, games and songs.

Our theme for this week is:

● Today’s lesson is Bia - Ceacht 6

Geography:

● Go on a flower hunt and see what flowers you can find!

Have a look at this video and see what flowers you can see:

P.E.:

• GooNoodle Blast off exercises

Play:

● Lego challenge

● Online puzzle- A cow http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/alphabet/c_cow.htm

Sounds and Tricky Word:

Today’s sound ‘y’, here are some activities:

• Think of sounds beginning with the letter ‘y’' - yes, yell
• Look around your house/ outside spot items beginning with the ‘y’ sound.
• Using the link https://slp.cjfallon.ie/ play the games in the ‘y' resource bank.
• Practice writing the letter ‘y’
• Blend the words:
• • yet, yes

Tricky word:Look for the word come in books

Story:

Jack and the Beanstalk animated story

Reading activity:

Questioning:

1. What animal did Jack have?
2. What did the wizard sell to Jack?
3. Why was Jack’s mother angry?
4. Who lived in the castle at the top of the beanstalk?
5. What type of eggs did the hen lay?

History:

● Try to sequence the story of Jack and the Beanstalk

Writing:

● Write the letter ‘y’ in Just Handwriting book

● Make the letter 'y' using household items or things you can find in the garden for example crayons, blocks, leaves

Maths:

● Have a look at the pictures, can you see who is last in the line?

● Cracking Maths Book: Page 88

● Maths Splash daily challenge!

Irish:

● Bia - Ceacht 7

P.E:

● Zumba time- Old Time Road

Play:

● Lego challenge

● Online puzzle- Hen

http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/animals/chicken-hen.htm

Sounds and Tricky Word:

• Today’s revision is the letter ‘x’, here are some activities:

  • Think of sounds beginning or ending with the letter ‘x' - fox, x-ray
  • Look around your house/ outside, spot items with the ‘x’ sound.
  • Using the link https://slp.cjfallon.ie/play the games in the ‘x’ resource bank.
  • Practice writing the letter ‘x’
  • Blend the words- fox, box

Tricky word:Play tricky word bingo using the bingo card and flashcards in your homework folder.

Science:

● Try to find a flower and see if you can find the different parts. What parts can you see? Which parts are under/ over ground? What colours are the different parts?

Writing:

● Write the letter ‘x’ in Just Handwriting book

● Make the letter 'x' using household items or things you can find in the garden for example crayons, blocks, leaves

Maths:

● Number- Counting 1 to 5

http://www.sparkisland.com/down_on_the_farm_1/launch.html

● Building towers with numbers 1 to 10

• Ask an adult to call out a number from 1- 10 for example 5, build a tower of 5 items using lego, bricks, toilet rolls, books, whatever you can find!
• At the end- which tower is the tallest? Which is the shortest? How could we make the towers the same height? What would we have to add/ take away to make them the same?

Irish:

● Bia- Ceacht 8

P.E:

●5 minute work out for kids with Joe Wicks

Play:

● Lego challenge

● Online puzzle-Oak tree http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/alphabet/o_oak.htm

Sounds and Tricky Words:

• Today’s revision is the letter ‘ai’, here are some activities:

  • Think of words with the sound ‘ai’ – sail, jail
  • Look around your house and see if you can spot something that has the ‘ai’ sound.
  • Using the link https://slp.cjfallon.ie/play the games in the ‘ai’ resource bank in book B, unit 1.
  • Draw some pictures of objects that have the ‘ai’ sound.

  Say each letter sound and then push all the sounds together:

  • Sail, snail

Tricky word: Write the word some using your favourite pens/ markers

This video will give you some ideas.

Writing:

● CVC words are short words that have a constant, vowel and constant

Since we are finished writing our letters, we will begin to write and read short words. You don’t need to print out this sheet, just use a blank page that you have at home :)

Don’t forget it’s important to form the letter correctly, just as the picture below shows.

Maths:

● Missing Number - Count to 10 and leave out a number - get your child to spot what number you left out.

● Practice counting forwards and back-wards up to 10. Try starting at different numbers e.g. Let’s start at 3 and count up to 8!

● Draw a number line 1-5 with your favourite colours.

• Careful counting - touch each number as you say it. Try counting backwards!
• Put a sticker/coin/crayon on the first number.
• Draw a circle around the last number.
• What number comes after 2?
• What number comes before 5?

● See Maths Splash assigned task.

Irish:

● Bia - Cluichí

S.P.H.E:

● All about me- we are all different and special in our own ways :)

- Use the flower below to think all about yourself

-Think of your favourite toys, colours, foods, TV shows, games

Music:

● The Farmer Plants the Seeds song

PE:

● A 'Beyond the Classroom' P.E. lesson on Running

https://vimeo.com/404404521

Play:

● Lego challenge

● Online puzzle- Trees http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/seasons/autumn-leaves-tree.htm

Sounds and Tricky Words:

Today’s revision is the letter ‘oa’, here are some activities:

• Think of words with the sound 'oa'- goat, boat, oak, coat
• Look around your house and see if you can spot something which contains the ‘oa’ sound.
• Using the link https://slp.cjfallon.ie/ play the games in the ‘oa’ resource bank in book B, unit 1.
• Draw some pictures of objects that have the ‘oa’ sound.

Say each letter sound and then push all the sounds together:

• goat, boat

Tricky Word: "Show me" game using flashcards in homework folder- parent says show me "me", child points, etc.

Writing:

● CVC words are short words that have a constant, vowel and constant

Since we are finished writing our letters, we will begin to write and read short words. You don’t need to print out this sheet, just use a blank page that you have at home :)

Don’t forget it’s important to form the letter correctly as the picture in Thursday's homework shows

Maths:

● Try saying this number rhyme and make up your own actions!

● Use these number rhymes to help you write the numbers 1-5.

https://www.twinkl.ie/resource/number-formation-and-number-representation-powerpoint-1-5-t-m-30255

● See Maths Splash assigned task.

Irish:

● Bia - Scéal ‘An Tornapa Mór’

Art:

How to draw a sunflower

PE:

●Dance Monkey Guided Dance